/lit/ - Literature

>>18015657
I can deal with radioactive garbage being catapaulted and giant fans blowing away pollution but I figured the giant malformed babies were more of a propaganda thing than something literal

Infinite Jest

>>7521786
Video Games are made for the purpose of entertainment. They are intentionally designed for consumption within the confines of a capitalist society (which can't be helped, it's simply the socio-political confines within which they were made) so it makes sense that their breadth and scope can never go beyond the faux depth brought about by good art design or subtle philosophical themes. Any semblance of integrity or intellectual merit is built on a foundation meant for consumption first and foremost.

The very nature of the medium confines it to literary merit akin to what a five star chef might think of fast food. Sure, there might be some fast food that's more palatable than others, but at the end of the day it's nothing more but a neon-opiate designed for distraction and consumption.

Even so called "artsy" games (The Talos Principle, Gone Home, Braid, SotC, Ori etc.) are juvenile compared to McCarthy's most straight forward novels. I'll take a third re-read of All The Pretty Horses over the most acclaimed video game of all time any day of the week.

Bragging about being a video game connoisseur is like saying you have a highly refined taste in comic books or genre fiction. You're like a dog with a favourite chew toy confused as to why its owner prefers fine wine. By all means, enjoy yourself, just don't expect anyone to be impressed.

>reads Stirner once

>>5594081
>tfw only woman I fantasize about is my HS Sociology teacher
>haven't even seen her in 3 years